So, since other kins like doing some sort of lottery, would you guys be interested in setting up a lottery for ours?

The exact rules/operation of the lottery system havent been decided (but if anyone here has previous experience of a kin/guild lottery system, feel free to suggest ideas!)

Also how much would people be willing to pay to enter a lottery? Obviously the more money in the pot, the more winnings there will be! But I wouldn't want lower level members being "priced out" of the opportunity to enter. Also, would we want one winner, or the winnings split say 80/20 with a winner, runner up?

I think around 100-150S would be a decent sum if we get enough players. The pot will still be high, and it's something that everyone can afford to put aside. Splitting the winnings seems a bit negative in my opinion though. The winner will be grumpy for not getting it all and the runner up will be grumpy for not winning.

Democracy in action. A refreshing change for the UK who don't seem to have had an elected PM for some time.....

I'd pay to enter a lottery, but I'm not really interested in a cash prize. Any ideas what else we could offer? Crafted items would be one obvious answer, but we tend to offer these for free anyhow. I'd be up for house decorations but most seem to be BOA. Keg of beer perhaps?

Going to do a trial run this weekend, using the system I've cobbled together which i shall try to outline below (refer to screenshot attachment):

Note: This is currently being done via an Excel spreadsheet, but with a bit of work could be maintained and visible to the public via the wesbite

Ticket price will be 200s. You may buy as many tickets as you like. Tickets sold will be numbered 1,2,3 and so on.

There will be a roll-over chance of 30%. This means that the money may not be won by a player, but will rollover to an even bigger sum next week.

The 30% rollover chance is treated as if there are 30% extra tickets. So if there are 100 Tickets sold, the roll range is from 1-130.

There will (for now at least) be only one winner. Winner takes all the jackpot.

The Lottery will eventually be used to raise kinhouse rent as well provided it proves successful enough (This simply removes 300s x Number of weeks rent due from the jackpot).

The winning Ticket will be decided by an in-game /roll and the winner announced in-game. Draws are expected to take place weekly on Sundays at 6pm UK time. Ticket Purchasing will be closed 30 minutes prior to draw time (any tickets bought after this time will go into next weeks draw).

Kinnies are welcome to join a fellowship/raid to witness the draw. As this is currently being done via a spreadsheet, it is difficult to make the ticket list public. However an up-to-date final list of Ticket numbers and their owners will be placed on the website prior to the draw to ensure fairness and transparency. This will also be linked in-game a few minutes prior to the draw to people can check their number(s).

IF YOU WISH TO ENTER THE LOTTERY:
Send an in-game mail to HOLIBRAND (an alt of Balthelion who will act as treasurer for this week at least) with the subject LOTTERY

In the message say how many tickets you want - for example "2 Tickets"

Include the appropriate money in the send money part of the mail - Remember it's 200s/Ticket!